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Interstate 70 in Colorado has been opened one way in each direction after being closed since Monday by a rock slide, and speed limits through the area have been reduced to 40 mph, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.

Daylight Saving Time will begin this Sunday, March 14, with clocks being set ahead one hour for most Americans at 2 a.m. local time.

System Logistics Corp. said it has established a new group within its company dedicated to complex and large scale supply chain projects.

Canada-based transportation firm Trimac Income Fund earned C$1.2 million, or 2.3 cents per unit, in the fourth quarter, compared with C$3 million, or 10.9 cents, a year ago.

Numerous national health and safety organizations have come together to petition and support the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s regulation to ban cell-phone use in commercial vehicles.

The ongoing refusal of the U.S. government to honor the terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement is about to claim some new, and as yet unknown, victims.

A proposed federal rule that triples to $3,000 the annual registration fee for large hazardous materials motor carriers but maintains a fee of $300 for small carriers places an unfair burden on large carriers, American Trucking Associations and National Tank Truck Carriers said in written comments opposing the new rule.

February orders for new Class 8s gained 12% from a year earlier and were 20% above an eight-year low in January, research firm FTR Associates reported last week.

The Transportation Department announced last week it will drop some materials, including paint and diesel fuel, from the list of substances the agency considers dangerous enough to require hazmat motor carriers to file detailed security plans.

Despite a challenging freight environment over the past year, the 2010 Mid-America Trucking Show organizers said industry optimism may be rising. They cited an anticipated increase in the number of exhibitors and attendees for the March 25-27 show.